Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-02
Condensed DISPATCHES.

The Sultan of Turkey has ceded the Island
of CyPus to England.
Prof. Wheeler of Cornell has been ap.
pointed professor of Greek in Yale.
Prof. Wagner, the African traveller, COM
mitted suicide at Munich, Tuesday.
The Brooklyn grand jury, Wednesday, in
dicted the johnson brothers for arson.
The National Sunday School convention
assembled at Chicalo, Wednesday morning.
mass meeting of the unionsts was held
at Birmingham, Eng, town hall Wednesday
night.
VIM. Steele, colored, murderer of Nelson
Potter was hanged at Jackson, Miss, We'd
nesday.
The Rhode Island legislature began work
on new and radical legislation Wednesday
afternoon.
David Orr on "Wednesday succeeded Bob
Ferguson AS manager of the Metropolitan
base bali club.
Editor O'Brien was rendered an informal
reception by the Boston Press Club We'd
nesday afternoon.
Several warehouses and $4,000 bales of
cotton was DESTROYED by fire at Pernambuco,
Brazil, Wednesday.
The work of finding jury for the trial of
Jacob Sharp WAS begun again Wednesday
The eighth seat is still vacant.
Geo. II. Disque, the wife murderer, was
hanged in Hudson County, n. j., Jail at a
few minutes past 10 Wednesday morning.
The Senate at OttawaW ednesday forenoon
decided by vote OF 81 to l3 that divorce
obtsined in the United States is non effective
in Canada.
Twenty-six graduates received diplomas
at the commencement exercises of the Gen
eral theological Seminary at New York on
Wednesday.
Major Geo. S Merrill of Lawrence, was
on Wednesday sppolnted State insurance
commissioner of Massachusetts. i'll place OF
Tarbox, deceased.
Commodore VIM. p. Mccain. Wednesday
formally assumed his new duties as com
mandant OF the Charlestown navy yard, with
appropriate ceremonies.
Finley Hoke of Peoria, H., extradicted
from Canada on charge of forgery. was
convicted Wednesday afternoon and sent to
the pententiary for five years.
Prof. Spencer F. Baird, the well known
scientist, secretary of the Smithsonian lnsti-
tute at Washington, is quite ill with an atfec-
ton of the heart and kidneys.
The JOY felt in Berlin at the downfall of
Gen Boulanger is more silent than expected.
There is very little confidence, however, in
the stability of the new French ministry.
The Seth annual session of the New Eng
land conference of the African M. +. church
began at Zlon's church at New Haven, Coma.
Wednesday evening. to continue six days.
ternoon, epgrossed the West End railway
bill, Is to 6; also the bill providing for a
constitutional prohibitory amendment, l5 to
10.
All efforts to settle the trouble between the
Canadian Blood Indians and the American
Gros Ventres haye proved unsuccessful, and
a bitter war between the TIVE tribes is Ger
tam.
Tuesday afternoon Louis Lamber Palmer
was accidentally killed at his fathers resi-
dence in Stonington, Conn, by the discharge
of a gun which he accidently knocked down
while reaching for his coat in the closet.
At the annual meeting of the New England
Press Association, at Boston, Wednesday
afternoon, w. W. Clapp of the Boston Jour
nal, was reelected president and X. M.
Pulsifer, of the Boston Herald, secretary.
Michael Garrity of Marlboro, Mass, about
| forty years old, made three attempts to COM
nit suicide today, first by hanging. second
by drowning and third by cutting his throat
with razor. but was prevented each time.
The receipts of the treasurer of the Beech
er memorial fund of Brooklyn amount to
about 1928, 900. When they reach $4,000
they will be discontinued and the work OF
providing for the statue will be commenced.
| L, d. Parent, young cashier of the Hoch.
elaga Bank in Montreal, has absconded and
is defaulter to the extent of $4,000. He
is said to be in Boston. He leaves behind
him at Point Clare wife and three children.
Pearson Kline and his wife of Reading, Pa,
committed suicide together Tuesday, by
drinking water in which had been stepped a
box of blue match heads. Kline had been
out of work for some time and poverty made
them respondent.
Conflict occurred in Brussels, Tuesday
night between parties of socialists, who we're
parading the streets, and the police. Numer-
l'ous arrests were made An order has been
issued forbidding the sssemblage of over five
persons in a body.
A telegram from Genoa states that Canon
vallega has been murdered in Capucine
church at Alsssio in Italy, and the church
pillaged by the assassins. The police have
arrested three persons on suspicion OF having
committed the crime.
The commencement exercises of Yale
school of ine arts was held Wednesday. The
Ethel Childe Walker prize was awarded to
Miss Bell A. Pratt Of Salem, Conn. The
first prize for painting to Miss Elsie Row
land, Waterbury, Conn.
Capt. Thorpe of the schooner Annie Yves
lev arrived at Gloucester Wednesday, and
reported that on NAV 28d. while on the Grand
Banks. John Fowler of the crew died and
was buried AZ sea He belonged in Gloucss.
ter, aged 27; unmarried.
Seat No. Of the Sharp jury was vacant
xhen the court adjourned Wednesday after
no ~. Thus far 200 tsesmen has been
summoned, 6s2 examined, 80 qualified, 10
perempsorily challenged by the prosecution,
! IA bv the defence, 3 excused.
Richard VI. Walters. secretary ~ the Par.
nell Parliamentary fund committee, sailed
Wednesday on the steamer Germanic, taking
| with him the magnificent Gladstone testi-
monial, which be will present 70 Gladstone
| in the name of his admirers in this country.
| The debt statement issued today shows the
net cash in the treasury to be s23, ,951 ,692. "A
Debt less cash in the treasury June 1st, 1887,
81 ,296, ,25l .462.l9. Debt less cash in the
| treasury, May lst, 1887, el.S05, l70, ,45s.S4.
Decrease Of debt during the month, $685.
ss7.65.